SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - Advocates of legislation that removes provisions that deny insurance coverage of abortions for women enrolled in Medicaid and State Employee Health Insurance gathered in Springfield to urge Governor Rauner to sign the bill into law.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - In response to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend, the Illinois Senate adopted a resolution urging law enforcement to recognize white nationalist and neo-Nazi groups as terrorist organizations.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - Springfield police continue to investigate an August 12 shooting that left one man dead. Detectives say Eric Robertson, 29, was shot by one of two unknown individuals in the 1700 block of East Edwards Street at 11 a.m.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - The 2017 Governor's Sale of Champions and 2017 Commodity Auctions were successful once again, with more than $133,000 in commodities and livestock auctioned off during the events.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - The Illinois Emergency Management Agency say state and local agencies are making preparations to ensure the public's safety before, during, and after the total solar eclipse on August 21.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - Eligibility guidelines for free and reduced-price lunch, breakfast, and after-school snacks through the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program for the 2017-2018 school year have been released.

ILLINOIS (WAND) - While federal officials decide whether to utilize more federal money to combat the opioid epidemic, the battle against overdoses continues across the country, including here in central Illinois.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - Governor Bruce Rauner was joined by Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti and State Fair directors, managers, and others to celebrate the official start to the 2017 Illinois State Fair.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill (WAND)- Days before the Illinois Senate is due back in session for a likely override vote of Governor Rauner's amedatory veto of Senate Bill One, supporters of the education funding reform bill gathered to show their support.

2017-08-08T12:14:07Z2017-08-08T12:14:07Z2017-08-08T12:14:07ZDECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Bret Michaels headlined the Decatur Celebration on Saturday night, playing to a packed and energetic crowd. Before the concert, WAND’s Tamara Damante boarded his tour bus, for an exclusive interview.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - The Illinois Department of Public Health is partnering with the Illinois State Board of Education to remind parents to make sure their children have the proper vaccinations before the start of the school year.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - Illinois State Police and the Illinois Office of the Attorney General say five people have been charged, convicted, and sentenced in connection with three separate fraud investigations.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - U.S. Representative Rodney Davis (R-IL) joined with representatives of the U.S. and Illinois Chambers of Commerce to speak with small business owners in central Illinois on Tuesday.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill (WAND)- With just one day left of special session, and the weekend impending, Governor Rauner announced Friday morning he asked key Republican lawmakers to reach out to Democrats to negotiate an alternative to Senate Bill 1.